Russia can crank out 10K rounds per day for their Thunderball-era underwater gatts
Long considered essential beachwear for Russian frogman-types, production is ramping up for the special 4.5mm and 5.66 mm dart-projectile ammo used in the country’s underwater-capable guns. The 4.5mm round fires a mild-steel flechette dart loaded atop a 39.5mm bottlenecked case and is used in the 4-shot SPP-1 pistol while the larger 5.66mm cartridge was designed for the APS rifle system.
The SPP-1 and its darts
The APS
Due to automation, the factory can now produce 10,000 of these specialty rounds per day.
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